I tried to stop drinking cans of Monster. The first day I had a really bad headache, hot and cold shakes and I was really tired. This lasted for about
a week, then suddenly stopped. It's a weird feeling, but manageable

I used to drink about 10 cups of coffee a day. Crazy, I know. But the best way (for me) to quit caffeine is a slow, controlled reduction. Make a plan.
On the first day, have a coffee at the time you'd have one of the Red Bulls. Do that for several days. Then replace another one with coffee for a few
days, so you're drinking 2 coffees and 2 Red Bulls a day. Once you get to the point where you're drinking 4 coffees, start replacing one with 1/2
caffeine and 1/2 decaf. Work your way down.

I used to drink 910ml Cans 1-2x a day, that's 4x the recommended intake.

One day my hands and fingers started to shake and i could "hear" my heart beat.. like a big "thud" outside.

I visited the doctor that evening, she said my blood might have high sugar and caffeine content(she asked if a drank anything), she said if i was an
old man i would have suffered heart attack because the effect i had is similar to a minor heart attack.

I still drink, once in a while, 1-2 a week. But no longer addicted. Health knocked some sense into me.

Trust me, drink in moderate. Or get diabetes and worse, heart attack and other problems.

Energy drinks should be banned, caffeine is very dangerous if taken too much.

You should be banned. That's an ignorant opinion. There is nothing wrong with energy drinks, aside from the amount sugar in some, these drinks are
often time good for your health. Most of these drinks don't even have as much caffeine as a strong cup of coffee. People seem to have all these
assumptions of energy drinks, but have very little data to prove that they are at all unhealthy.

I have never touched an energy drink in my life .No desire.
It has so much crap in it . I am however,a snooty tea drinker . Loose leaf brewed.
That has more caffeine than coffee so....
I drink maybe one big cup a day,during cold weather now . I love it with sugar and milk .

I went on a diet that allows NO caffeine ,sugar or milk .And I just did it cold turkey .
You feel sick ,you turn a bit green around the gills ....
The first two weeks were hell . I didn't get headaches tho ,but you probably will.
Yours is a lot more caffeine and sugar than my tea,but if you really want to quit ,you need to just do it .
If you wanted to wean off if ,I would go from four a day ,to two a day. Do that for a week .
Then do one a say,for a week,then just stop . It's the only way .
Long term this stuff will affect your heart and blood pressure . If you smoke,that compounds it times three .

But do know,once you stop feeling terrible,you feel great . My craving for sugar went completely away ,as sugar cravings are a side affect . I wanted
candy all the time.

Just try . Keep us apprised of your progress here. Maybe do a QUITTING RED BULL DIARY thread,and we can comment and urge you on to victory

It is you who are ignorant and should check the facts .Energy drinks have a year DEATH RATS ,aka,they kill people on a yearly basis .
It's documented ,and numerous energy drink cos have been sued for wrongful deaths.
Monster has as much caffeine as SEVEN cups of coffee .

I've never heard of two cups of coffee killing anyone ,but two Monsters have .

All the alternatives people are going to recommend are going to suck. They are going to suck because you seek energy and by cutting down your caffeine
for healthier alternatives you are not going to get that synthetic energy boost that you and now your body craves.

If you drink 4 standard small Redbulls a day then it is really not that much caffeine. That is less than you would consume with a couple strong coffee
beverages, and with the vitamin B and Niacin your getting, it really is not all that bad.

You could switch to drinking a high caffeinated beverage such as Cocaine Energy which is equal to 3.5 Redbulls! That is what I drink... I used to down
a 4 pack of Redbull a day, now I just consume a single Cocaine in the morning and I am good for the day on most days.

If you really want to get off your energy drink habit, then take a trip to the doctor. Find out what the underlying issue is for your lack of energy.
Sometimes people consume energy drinks because their body craves them due to some hormonal/testosterone type issues which leave you without energy and
moody. So if you get that problem fixed then you will no longer have such low energy and will not rely on these drinks as much.

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